My writing table has seen all my wretchedness, knows all my plans, has overheard all my thoughts.

God reveals Himself, unfailingly, to the solitary, thoughtful seeker

Yes, I can understand that a man might go to a gambling table when he sees that all that lies between him and death is his last crown.

A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the repulsion which renders it odious to artists.

Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!

Nothing can afford a woman greater pleasure than to hear tender words of love. The strictest, most devout woman will listen even if she must not answer.

Woman is closer to angels than man because she knows how to mingle an infinite tenderness with the most absolute compassion.